In today's technology-driven world, it is never too early to get our youngest learners on board! Articles and studies show that our society is embracing e-books and their popularity continues to grow, including with textbooks. Also, students have said that they would be more likely to read for fun if technology were to be incorporated, since they already use devices to text, email, listen to music, etc. As a first grade teacher, I see a huge gap between my students who are most and least skilled on the computer. It takes some students 5 minutes just to log on, while others can type in their own internet addresses and browse the web unassisted! It is important to give our youngest students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the technology they will be using in the future. I have been reading about e-readers, but felt they were too complicated for many first grade students, who are just learning to read. I was pleasantly surprised to find that V-Tech has designed an e-reader for our youngest learner! I think this is a great way to motivate students to 1) read and 2) learn to use technology as a tool to learn! This is an animated interactive reader that uses popular characters in stories, which would be very engaging for first grade students, but still educational with stories, story dictionaries, and reading games.
Links for more information:
VTech presentation on V.Reader
Information on Amazon about VTech Reader This site has videos that allow prospective buyers to watch the reader in action!
This would be a great tool for those type of kids that aren't interested in reading. So many parents say it's like pulling teeth to get their child to read at home (although they have no problem doing it at school!). I think this would be a valuable resource! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting on our blog! I do think that this would motivate children at home because it reminds me so much of their handheld video games. Plus they can take it with them in the car or to their brother's/sister's practices or games... I know that kids spend a lot of time at extracurricular activities with their families! This could be a fun way to read on the go!
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